Ahmedabad, July 12 (IANS) Nearly 30 families who lost relatives in the Air India Flight AI-171 crash have written to the Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Sunday seeking the inclusion of an experienced Boeing 787 pilot in the official accident investigation, a clear timeline for the release of the final report and regular updates from investigators. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Civil Aviation, the families urged the Union government to ensure that the investigation i…
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Mumbai/Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday called for a transparent judicial enquiry into the Air India AI-171 Boeing 787 crash that claimed over 260 lives, arguing that pilots do not fly to kill people and independent technical evidence raises significant questions about the theory that pilot actions caused the disaster.Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, FIP President Captain C.S. Randhawa said the organisation had approached the Supreme Court of Ind…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has challenged the official narrative related to the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI 171, just seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, claiming that new simulator data points to a massive systemic electrical failure that caused the Boeing plane crash rather than pilot suicide.Addressing a press conference, FIP President Captain C.S. Randhawa claimed that investigators ignored crucial technical evidence an…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Sunday asked Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct a comprehensive new series of Boeing 787 simulator tests and re-examine evidence relating to the deployment of the aircraft’s Ram Air Turbine (RAT) in the crash of Air India Flight AI-171, arguing that simulator results do not support key timings contained in the bureau’s preliminary report.In a letter to the Director General of the AAIB, FIP presiden…
Ahmedabad, May 13 (IANS) Family members of victims of the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad have demanded that the final investigation report be “fair” and that the Black Box and raw flight data be shared transparently with relatives.They also said the investigation should not attribute responsibility solely to the pilots without fully disclosing the technical findings, while speaking at a gathering in Ahmedabad ahead of the first anniversary of the tragedy.The London-bound Air India Boein…